How Long Do We Live?

By: Aadam Faheem

Description

The choropleth map below maps out life expectancy across various counties in the United States. By hovering over a county, the county name, county FIPS code, and the life expectancy for the specified demographic in that county appear in a popup. Click on the buttons (eg. Male Life Expectancy over Time) to see different choropleths displaying different data. If the data states "over time," it is possible to adjust the year using the slider at the bottom of the map. Press the pause/play button to trigger an animation of the data over time. If you click on one of the counties, you will be taken to a page that has more information about the data for that county. Through this project, we hope that others can use our data visualizations to analyze trends relating to life expectancy and other factors such as geographic location, race, and gender are taken into account. Please note that much of our data for Black Americans is incomplete due to lack of reporting. This shows the systemic inequality that exists in our country in regards to census taking and data.